Preview Roundups
January 24, 2019
Tulsa at Cincinnati 7:00 PM ET
Cincinnati responded to its first loss in American Athletic Conference play with four straight victories and looks to extend the winning streak to five when Tulsa visits Thursday night. The Bearcats started their run with a 70-65 overtime win at Tulsa on Jan. 10 and continued it Saturday with a 66-55 triumph at Wichita State as American Player of the Week Jarron Cumberland led the way with 18 points.
Memphis at Temple 7:00 PM ET
Memphis is off to a strong start in league play and seeks to improve to 5-1 in American Athletic Conference action Thursday when it travels to Temple. The Tigers dominated SMU their last time out, while the Temple is coming off a surprising home to loss to Pennsylvania.
Michigan St at Iowa 7:00 PM ET
Michigan State looks to extend its winning streak to 13 when it travels to face Iowa in a Big Ten matchup Thursday. The No. 5 Spartans have won a school-record 20 straight regular-season Big Ten contests and are coming off a 69-55 victory over No. 16 Maryland on Monday while the No. 21 Hawkeyes, winners of five in a row, routed Illinois 95-71 on Sunday.
Miami-Florida at Syracuse 8:00 PM ET
Fresh off its upset victory over then-No. 2 Duke in overtime, Syracuse rolled past Pittsburgh on Saturday 74-63 to run its record to 10-3 at home and 4-1 in ACC play. The Orange now get set to host an undermanned Miami team on Thursday night, with the Hurricanes limping in following their fourth loss in the last five games after coming up short to North Carolina 85-76.
NC State at Louisville 8:00 PM ET
Two ranked teams do battle on Thursday evening when No. 19 North Carolina State visits No. 24 Louisville. The Wolfpack have alternated wins and losses to begin conference play, while the Cardinals have won three straight and four of five to begin their ACC schedule.
Arizona at Southern California 9:00 PM ET
USC has won 10 of its last 11 home games including all three in Pac-12 play highlighted by last week's 80-67 drubbing of crosstown rival UCLA. But the Trojans face perhaps their stiffest conference test Thursday night when they host defending conference champion Arizona.
Washington at Oregon 9:00 PM ET
Washington puts its undefeated Pac-12 record on the line at Oregon on Thursday in a matchup involving the two best scoring defenses in the conference. The Huskies are trying for their first 6-0 start in the Pac-12 since 1983-84, and have outscored their opponents by 100 points during a seven-game winning streak - their longest since starting 11-0 in 2014-15.
Utah at Stanford 9:00 PM ET
After moving into a four-way tie for fourth place in the Pac-12, Utah aims for its third straight win Thursday against host Stanford. The Utes had a week off before facing Colorado last Saturday and took advantage of the rest, posting a nine-point win after cruising to a 41-19 halftime lead.
Gonzaga at Santa Clara 11:00 PM ET
Fourth-ranked Gonzaga looks to record its 10th consecutive victory when it visits Santa Clara in West Coast Conference play on Thursday. The Bulldogs have won by an average of 33.7 points during their nine-game winning streak with only two contests being decided by fewer than 20.
Arizona State at UCLA 11:00 PM ET
The honeymoon period is over for UCLA interim coach Murry Bartow, whose team has lost two in row following three straight victories. Bartow hopes to return to the win column Thursday when the Bruins face visiting Arizona State, which dominated the second half in last Saturday's impressive 78-64 victory over Oregon.
Colorado at California 11:00 PM ET

Colorado guard McKinley Wright, the team's scoring and assists leader, says he's ready to return to the Buffaloes' lineup. The sophomore point guard missed his first collegiate game Sunday with a shoulder injury, but plans to take the floor Thursday night when Colorado visits California.

Washington St. at Oregon St. 11:00 PM ET

Oregon State’s 3-0 Pac-12 start was dampened by a 0-2 road trip to Arizona last week. The Beavers will now try to get back on track with a pair of home games, beginning with Thursday night’s date with Washington State.